Hollywood, of course, is the city of illusion.

- Curtis Hanson

I was never a critic. I was a journalist and wrote about filmmakers, but I didn't review movies per se. I make that distinction only because I came t…

- Curtis Hanson

Consequently, it's so gratifying to then make a picture that's successful and gives you leverage to have better circumstances than you've ever had, b…

- Curtis Hanson

I wrote a couple of scripts on spec that didn't get made but got some attention, and I then got offers to write professionally.

- Curtis Hanson

Self-awareness and self-esteem. Those aren't female issues, those are human issues.

- Curtis Hanson

That's what I love about Michael Douglas' performance in Wonder Boys, because I feel like he surprises audiences that know him from very different ro…

- Curtis Hanson

What you care about [movie] is whether it's moving you, or whether you're caught up in it.

- Curtis Hanson

I make that distinction only because I came to it strictly as someone who was just a lover of storytellers and cinematic storytellers.

- Curtis Hanson

Put simply, there are many people who want to make movies and very few opportunities for them to do it.

- Curtis Hanson